Louis J. Freeh, the former director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, was asked on Friday to become the trustee for MF Global
as it seeks to unwind itself in bankruptcy court.

The choice of
Mr. Freeh, 61, comes as MF Global faces inquiries by several government
agencies, including the F.B.I., into its demise. Investigators are still
searching for hundreds of millions of dollars in missing client funds,
which by one estimate now totals $1.2 billion.